Game Connect 08 - What Makes a Good Game - a critics perspective 3/4

Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw

Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw is a game reviewer who shot to fame with Zero Punctuation, a weekly series of video reviews for the Escapist online gaming magazine, which became widely viewed and beloved by players and developers alike for their quickfire, no-holds-barred approach to game criticism.

He has also worked in development as a writer for several local studios and as a designer with Brisbane indie developer Aberrant Entertainment, as well as his own personal game projects.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• GCAP
• Game
• Connect
• Asia
• Pacific
• 2008
• GDAA
• Ben
• Yahtzee
• Croshaw
• Zero
• Punctuation
• tsumea
• Australian
• game
• development

[Kupomaestro]

Poor Yahtzee. He's doing better up there than most of us ever will when faced with edu-gaming questions.

[RAJTeunis]

"witness my power!" lol

you can quote anything from this guy

[Dangit2019]

"not to be specifical"

[apex2000]

@dyrestrike yeah if this had been a fan convention, heck i bet the you tube viewers had a mental thunk when she asked that, plus the follow up trig guy

[dyrestrike]

educational games for primary school students? asking the wrong guy >_>

[the1onlynoob]

i know exactly what he means... its a lost feeling, i am trying to find back through new games, and its... alright. nothing like super good

[rikgales123]

wat are those red flashes for?

[Dannyowen555]

@westsidepride69 It was pretty shit (Pun not intended)

But your right, motion controls are shittier than that analogy.

[westsidepride69]

@RecklessTalker its the best i could come up with

[RecklessTalker]

@westsidepride69 I know i dont like motion control its a darn shame, also that is a poor analogy

[westsidepride69]

@RecklessTalker they still suck no matter what. think about this, if some people thought it would be a good idea to wear shit instead of clothing and it became main stream and everyone was wearing shit, it would still be shit.

[strebel92]

The reason for people that keep coming back to the reviews, even though they're just someone giving their honest opinion is just that - the pure honesty. Not many people are brutally honest anymore, so it's nice to see someone that is, even to the ponit of being insulting and a downright ass...although there lies the humor, as well. =]